Stem Exports

The Stem Export dialog

[Stem exporting]{.dfn} allows to transfer files between different systems and programs by exporting each track individually, including silence, to keep them in sync. All data will be lost except the actual audio/MIDI. This is one of the most common methods of interchange because it works between all DAWs.

The [Stem Export]{.kbd .window} window, accessed via the [Session > Export > Stem Export…]{.kbd .menu} menu, is very similar to the Export dialog, except the ‘Channels’ tab appears slightly differently: in this case each chosen channel (track or bus) is exported to its own file, instead of all channels being mixed together into a single file.

The exported tracks or busses can, by checking [Apply track/bus processing]{.kbd .option}, be exported with the effects/processors applied, so that the destination system does not need those effects plugins.

The toolbar in the Stem Export window also provides a quick way to select either audio or MIDI tracks or busses.